you have defense of marriage act. you have proposition 8. have you things that really could change the face of how this country deals with big issues. >> with a different makeup of the court, you would expect very different outcomes. one of the things that is interesting when you look at the republican senate right now, is their willingness to fight, or apparent willing tons fight on the nominations. i think you have heard from lindsay graham, the old-school view of presidential picks. this is the president, elections have consequences. we owe some difference to the commander in chief, the chief executive when he makes these picks. but we have have seen a willing business to fight on chuck hagel. i expect that to continue. potentially on john brennan. is this a preview of what we might expect down the road with the president's supreme court picks? >> what of the talk of harry reid, the majority leader in the senate, possibly getting rid of the filibustir, the sole tool to stop a vote on certain matters? it is not clear what matters would be